At 1,660km2 (640sqmi), excluding the contested island of Mayotte, the Comoros is the third-smallest African nation by area. The population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at 798,000. As a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilizations, the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history.

The archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu speakers who came from East Africa, supplemented by Arab and Austronesian immigration. It became a French colony in the 19th century before becoming independent in 1975. Since independence the country has experienced numerous coups d'état.

At 1,660km2 (640sqmi), excluding the contested island of Mayotte, the Comoros is the third-smallest African nation by area. The population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at 798,000. As a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilizations, the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history.

The archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu speakers who came from East Africa, supplemented by Arab and Austronesian immigration. It became a French colony in the 19th century before becoming independent in 1975. Since independence the country has experienced numerous coups d'état.

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A lawyer for Sambi said he was being held in "prison-like" conditions ... The ComorosIslands, an Indian Ocean nation of about 800,000 people, began its programme to sell passports in 2008 as a way of raising much-needed cash ... Sambi's lawyers had challenged his house arrest and argued that the move was an attack on democracy in Comoros....

— Hossein Mokhtari Zanjani, an influential figure in Iran’s energy sector and lawyer who handles domestic and international disputes, acquired a Comoros passport in 2013 ... His lawyer, who said he was unaware of a country called the ComorosIslands, said he would try to seek a response from Zarrab but did not supply one....

- Hossein Mokhtari Zanjani, an influential figure in Iran's energy sector and lawyer who handles domestic and international disputes, acquired a Comoros passport in 2013 ... His lawyer, who said he was unaware of a country called the ComorosIslands, said he would try to seek a response from Zarrab but did not supply one to Reuters....

MORONI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The Comoros government has asked Interpol and the U.S ... Souef Mohamed El Amine also said Comoros would cancel 158 diplomatic passports that had been bought and scrap any nominations of honorary consulships that could not be justified in a review now under way by authorities....

Summary It is important that I have a lawyer. It is important because whenever he comes, we will continue telling him what happened to us… I want our lawyer to stand for us in the courtroom ... It is important for us to also have a lawyer who will stand for us ... in the Al Bashir case, where lawyers are acting pro bono , and the Comoros situation....